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un⋅health⋅y

  [uhn-hel-thee]
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–adjective, -health⋅i⋅er, -health⋅i⋅est.
1. not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
2. symptomatic of or resulting from bad health: an unhealthy pallor.
3. not conducive to good health; unhealthful: Night air was formerly considered unhealthy.
4. morally bad, harmful, or contaminating: unhealthy examples for the young.
5. dangerous; risky: Asking questions in this neighborhood can be unhealthy.
Origin:
1585–95; un- 1 + healthy

Related forms:
un⋅health⋅i⋅ly, adverb
un⋅health⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. sickly. 3. unhygienic, deleterious.
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un·health·y   (ŭn-hěl'thē)   
adj.   un·health·i·er, un·health·i·est
    1. Being in a state of ill health; sick.
    2. Characterized by or symptomatic of ill health: an unhealthy pallor.
    3. Causing or conducive to poor health; unwholesome: an unhealthy diet.
  2. Harmful to character or moral health; corruptive: unhealthy reading material.
  3. Characterized by or symptomatic of disturbed mental health: took an unhealthy interest in violence and fires.
  4. Of a risky nature; dangerous: an unhealthy predicament.
un'health'i·ly adv., un·health'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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unhealthy 
1595, "injurious to health," from un- (1) "not" + healthy. Earlier unhealthsome (1544), unhealthful (1580). Of persons, "sickly," it is attested from 1611.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : unhealthy
Spanish: enfermo, enfermizo,
German: ungesund,
Japanese: 不健康な
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Main Entry: un·healthy
Pronunciation: -'hel-thE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: un·health·i·er; -est
1 : not conducive to health unhealthy climate>
2 : not in good health : SICKLY —un·health·i·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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